INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
327. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an
119. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an
illegal to an act.
327. Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain
to an illegal to an act.--Whoever voluntarily causes hurt, for the
purpose of extorting from the sufferer, or from any person interested
in the sufferer, any property or valuable security, or of constraining
the sufferer or any person interested in such sufferer to do anything
which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission of an offence,
shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
119. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal
act.—(1) Whoever voluntarily causes hurt for the purpose of extorting from the sufferer, or from any
person interested in the sufferer, any property or valuable security, or of constraining the sufferer or any
person interested in such sufferer to do anything which is illegal or which may facilitate the commission
of an offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to
ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
(2) Whoever voluntarily causes grievous hurt for any purpose referred to in sub-section (1), shall be
punished with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend
to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023